Railroad Board Polls on Employee Rep Pay Forms
Published Date: 9/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Railroad Retirement Board is asking for public feedback on a form they use to track employee representatives’ status and pay. This helps make sure the form is clear, useful, and not too much work to fill out. If you’re an employee rep or work with one, your input matters—and you’ve got 30 days to share your thoughts before any changes happen.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Form DC-2: Required for Employee Reps
If you are an employee representative under the Railroad Retirement Act, you must complete Form DC-2 to obtain or keep Railroad Retirement benefits. The form takes about 30 minutes to fill out; the RRB estimates 82 annual responses totaling 41 hours.
Form RRB-1001: Nonresident Tax Withholding
If you receive Railroad Retirement annuity payments while living outside the United States, the RRB may withhold U.S. taxes. The RRB uses Form RRB-1001 to record citizenship and legal residence; completion is voluntary and takes about 30 minutes per response. The RRB estimates 300 initial filings and 1,000 tax renewals annually (1,300 responses, 650 hours total).
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